"Let's meet back here in ten or fifteen minutes, 'kay?"Ralph was amendable, as he was in the mood to grab a ice cream conehimself, and the boys planne... to meet up fifteen minutes later.* * * * *As Alan entered the shop, two girls dressed like Madonna were leaving,singing "Material Girl." 'Ray of Light' ends up being so much better," the Old Man grumbled tohimself."Haven't heard that one," Alan said. "You got a cool shop, Mister," hesaid, looking around."Feel free to look around," said the. There was now a further possibility. The son of her best friend Peggy and the best friend of her son would be coming to the house to study. Hope she could enjoy him also. The thought aroused her.The phone rang. It was Jock on the phone."I'll miss seeing you tonight, Rachel." I'll miss you too. But you can't come this evening, Jock. My husband will be here and your son is coming to study with Ben. Come on Sunday evening, Jock." It's a long wait, Rachel." I know but please be patient. Meanwhile. She was petit and rather demure for a PA – certainly not the type I’d encountered across the company so far. She took me through to Carina’s office and asked if I’d like something to drink. I chose water again – the safest thing, I felt. Carina introduced herself and seemed to totally ignore Sally for her efforts – even when Sally brought a drink for us both. Carina was officious in every sense of the word, she was there to sell me what she did for a role in the company and I nearly fell for it. "This is Launch control, we read the packages as having just passed beyond Jupiter orbit. They are currently accelerating at .73 lights and ETA to Saturn orbit is ninety minutes."This estimate was no more accurate than the previous one, but the telemetry held, and the next words came again from launch control."This is launch control, the packages are currently accelerating at .615 lights. ETA to Saturn orbit is 40 minutes.Almost afraid to divert their attention to the telemetry, they began to.